Would my annual bloodwork show breast cancer?

NO!: Blood work is of no use in making a diagnosis of breast Cancer. There are no reliable blood tests at present, so we use Mammography and biopsy if there is a lump present on physical examination or it shows up in the mammogram.

Not yet but coming..: Currently, the standard is physical examinations and mammograms annually. However, several companies are developing a blood test for breast cancer. This has the potential to detect tumor-associated antibodies and serum proteins that correlate with cancer cells in the breast prior to being detectable on routine imaging. This may be especially helpful in women with dense breasts. Stay tuned